Nozzle



H. F. BEARDEN; NOZZLE.

APPLICATION man JAN. 14. 11921.

Patented Apr; 26,1921.

UNITED STTE rroen r. BEARDEIN, or ATLANTA, enonern.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Pate t d Ap 26 1.

Application filed January 14, 1921." Serial No. 437,282.

To all whom 2'25 may concern."

Be it known that I, HUGH F. BEARDEN, a citizen of the UnitedStates', residing at Atlanta, in the State of Georgia, have, invented certain new and useful Improvements in bing element which will have the effect of removing any residual dirt or foreign matter which may not have been removed by the application of the water.

To this end the invention comprises a flared nozzle, adapted to be attached to a hose or other source of water supply, said nozzle preferably being provided with a relatively long and narrow outlet which will deliver the water in the form of a fanshaped spray, the force of which may be accurately regulated, and associated with said nozzle, and extending beyond the outlet end thereof, a pad of felt, cloth, rubber or the like, which is removably attached to the nozzle, which pad serves as a supplement to the washing effect of the water jet, to remove all adherent dirt or foreign matter from the surface to be washed without the danger of scratching or marring said surface.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a perspective View of the complete device,

Fig. 2 is a vertical, longitudinal section through the same, and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the remov I able pad.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates the nozzle proper, which at its rear end is provided with the ordinary screw-threaded coupling nipple 2, for attachment to the end of a hose or equivalent water supply, the body of the nozzle being gradually flattened and flared toward the discharge end thereof, which latter terminates in a relatively narrow elongated slot 3, which delivers the water in a sheet-like, fan-shaped spray which, when directed against the surface to be cleaned, will remove the'dust or, other foreign material without imposing undue.

pressure of the fluid on thesurface;

Removably attached to the forward end of the nozzle, and

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7 preferably extending be- I yond the Same, in both forward and lateral" directions, is a wiping-or squeegee pad 4, whlch may be of felt, layers of woven fabric, rubber or like material which will be sufficlently soft and yielding to prevent scratching of the surface of the article to be cleaned, but which will, nevertheless, be eflective in not only'wiping 05 the film of water remaining from the washing operation, but also in removing any residual foreign material which the water jet is insufficient to displace. V

As indicated, the pad is attached to the forward end of the nozzle by means of hooks 5, attached in a transverse row to the face of the pad and adapted to engage a corresponding series of holes 6, formed in one side near the discharge end of the nozzle. The rear end of the pad 4 is secured to the nozzle by means of the strap 7, fastened to the rear end of the pad and adapted to be,

folded about the nozzle, and the free ends thereof secured together by a suitable snap fastening represented by the socket member 8 and the button member 9.

This particular mode of securing the pad to the nozzle prevents any relative movement between the pad and the nozzle, by reason of the strap 7 engaging the tapered body portion of the nozzle to prevent, the pad from moving outwardly, and the rearwardly projecting books on the pad engaging the holes in the body of the nozzle to prevent any inward slip or movement of the pad.

It will be apparent that by regulating the flow of water from the nozzle by a suitable valve in the supply hose, the force ofthe water jet may be regulated to a nicety, to effect thorough cleaning without danger of marring the surface to be cleaned. On the other hand, the disposition and arrangement of the pad, with respect to the discharge end of the nozzle, enables the latter to he used on more or less delicate, polished surfaces, such as automobile bodies, glass and the like, for the purpose of completing the cleaning operation without danger of scratching or marring the body to be cleaned, inasmuch as the pad is of a soft yielding material which, when applied to the surface to be cleaned, prevents any portion of the nozzle, or any of the relatively hard and rigid elements of the device as a whole, from coming in contact with thesurface.

What I claim is: 1

1. A cleaning device, having a flaring nozzle with a long, narrow discharge opening, a pad engaging one face of the nozzle, and extending beyond the discharge end thereof, a strap for securing the pad to the body of the nozzle, and hooks carried by the pad to engage the forward end of the nozzle.

2; A cleaning device comprising a for-V wardly fiarlng nozzle termmating 1n a long,

narrow discharge opening, said nozzle having a series of holes in one side thereof, near the discharge opening, a pad of soft material engaging one face of the nozzle and exgage the holes in the nozzle.

3. A cleaning device having a flaring nozzle with a long narrow discharge opening, a pad engaging one face of the nozzle, and extending beyond the discharge end thereof, a strap for securing the pad to the body of the nozzle, and means carried by thepad for securing the same to the forward endof the nozzle. p H

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

' HUGH EBEARDEN, 

